Research Article

UAV-Based Gigapixel Panoramic Image Acquisition Planning with Ray Casting-Based Overlap Constraints

Table 1

Panoramic acquisition plans for comparison.

Scenario #Camera and equivalent focal lengthPlanSpecifications tilt angle/number of images

1DJI X5s, 30 mmProposed, 25 images-30°
7

8
39°
6
70°
3
90°
1
HDRpano, 28 images-30°
8

8
30°
7
60°
4
90°
1

2DJI X5s, 90 mmProposed, 155 images-30°
18
-18°
20
-5°
21

21
20°
20
32°
16
43°
14
55°
11
66°
8
78°
5
90°
1
HDRpano, 161 images-30°
19
-18°
20
-6°
21

21
18°
20
30°
18
42°
16
54°
12
66°
9
78°
4
90°
1

3SONY A6000, 50 mmProposed, 49 images
15
21°
12
40°
10
57°
7
75°
4
90°
1